Initializing a Suffix

Initializing a suffix overwrites the existing data in a suffix with
the contents of an LDIF file that contains only entries for addition.

You must be authenticated as the Directory Manager or an Administrator
to initialize a suffix.

When the server is running, only the Directory Manager and Administrators
can import an LDIF file that contains a root entry. For security reasons,
only these users have access to the root entry of a suffix, for example, dc=example,dc=com..

The following example imports an LDIF file using dsconf import.
You do not need root privileges to run the command, but you must authenticate
as a user with root permissions, such as the Directory Manager.